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考研英语真题及答案

2006年考研英语试题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

　　ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.__1__homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentcan’tpossibly_____2____.Tohelphomelesspeople_____3___independence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,_____4_____theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing._____5____everyoneagreesonthenumbersofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimates____6__anywherefrom600,000to3million._____7__thefiguremayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:

thatthenumberofthehomelessis_____8____,oneofthefederalgovernment’sstudies_____9__thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

　　Findingwaysto__10__thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.___11__whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda___12__thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday__13__thestreet,Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,____14____notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday__15__skillsneedtoturntheirlives_____16__.BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare_17___programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless._____18__EdwardBlotkowsk,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts,___19__it.“Therehastobe_____20___ofprograms.Whatweneedisapackagedeal.”

　　1.[A]Indeed[B]Likewise[C]Therefore[D]Furthermore

　　2.[A]stand[B]cope[C]approve[D]retain

　　3.[A]in[B]for[C]with[D]toward

　　4.[A]raise[B]add[C]take[D]keep

　　5.[A]generally[B]almost[C]hardly[D]not

　　6.[A]cover[B]change[C]range[D]differ

　　7.[A]Nowthat[B]Although[C]Provided[D]Exceptthat

　　8.[A]inflating[B]expanding[C]increasing[D]extending

　　9.[A]predicts[B]displays[C]proves[D]discovers

　　10.[A]assist[B]track[C]sustain[D]dismiss

　　11.[A]Hence[B]But[C]Even[D]Only

　　12.[A]lodging[B]shelter[C]dwelling[D]house

　　13.[A]searching[B]strolling[C]crowding[D]wandering

　　14.[A]when[B]once[C]while[D]whereas

　　15.[A]life[B]existence[C]survival[D]maintenance

　　16.[A]around[B]over[C]on[D]up

　　17.[A]complex[B]comprehensive[C]complementary[D]compensating

　　18.[A]So[B]Since[C]As[D]Thus

　　19.[A]puts[B]interprets[C]assumes[D]makes

　　20.[A]supervision[B]manipulation[C]regulation[D]coordination

SectionIIReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,C,orD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

　　Text1

　　Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thisis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofconsumption“launchedbythe19th–centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered‘vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite.”thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.

　　Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation------language,homeownershipandintermarriage.

　　The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish“well”or“verywell”aftertenyearsofresidence.”ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaasagraveyard”forlanguage.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivebefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.

　　Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoU.S-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.

　　RodrigueznotthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundworldarefansofsuperstarslikeAmoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantlivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation’sassimilativepower.”

　　AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethinginAmerica?

Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica’sturbulentpast,today’ssocialinducessuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.

　　21.Theword“homogenizing”（Line2,Paragraph1）mostprobablymeans

　　A.identifyingB.associatingC.assimilatingD.monopolizing

　　22.Accordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury

　　A.playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture.

　　B.becameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers.

　　C.satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite.

　　D.oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption.

　　23.ThetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheU.S.

　　A.areresistanttohomogenization.

　　B.exertagreatinfluenceonAmericanculture.

　　C.arehardlyathreattothecommonculture.

　　D.constitutethemajorityofthepopulation.

　　24.WhyareAmoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedinParagraph5?

　　A.Toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.

　　B.Torevealthepublic’sfearofimmigrants.

　　C.Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.

　　D.ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAmericanculture.

　　25.Intheauthor’sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmericansocietyis

　　A.rewardingB.successfulC.fruitlessD.harmful

　　Text2

　　Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry—WilliamShakespeare—buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany（ASC）,whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatAnneHathaway’sCottage,Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.

　　TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC’sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness.It’salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatShakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor（withabeard）anddidhisshareofnoise-making.

　　Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus-andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside—don’tusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers,theESCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.

　　Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.

　　Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy.（Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.）Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.

　　ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyfortheplays,notthesights.Theyallseemtolookalike（thoughtheycomefromallover）---lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standing—roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:

30a.m.

Text3

　　Whenprehistoricmanarrivedinnewpartsoftheworld,somethingstrangehappenedtothelargeanimals.Theysuddenlybecameextinct.Smallerspeciessurvived.Thelarge,slow-growinganimalswereeasygame,andwerequicklyhuntedtoextinction.Nowsomethingsimilarcouldbehappeningintheoceans.

　　Thattheseasarebeingoverfishedhasbeenknownforyears.WhatresearcherssuchasRansomMyersandBorisWormhaveshownisjusthowfastthingsarechanging.Theyhavelookedathalfacenturyofdatafromfisheriesaroundtheworld.Theirmethodsdonotattempttoestimatetheactualbiomass（theamountoflivingbiologica